Amendments proposed to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill - continued	House of Commons
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NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 1

Appointment of Queen's Counsel

   

Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

NC1

To move the following Clause—

    '(1)   Her Majesty may from time to time, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State, appoint members of the Bar of Northern Ireland, Queen's Counsel in Northern Ireland.

    (2)   The power of the Secretary of State to make recommendations under subsection (1) is exercisable only after consultation with a Committee of the Judicial Appointments Commission consisting of all the judicial and legal profession members under a procedure to be determined by the Committee.'.

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Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

29

Clause     23,     page     14,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The Attorney General for Northern Ireland in respect of Northern Ireland shall assume all the functions of the Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales other than those allocated to the Advocate General under Schedule 7 of this Act.'.

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Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

30

Clause     24,     page     14,     line     37,     leave out '70' and insert '75'.

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Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton
Lady Hermon

156

*Clause     31,     page     19,     line     6,     after 'finances', insert ', management'.

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Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

31

Clause     46,     page     26,     line     30,     at end insert—

(k)	the police ombudsman for Northern Ireland.'.

    Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton

157

*Clause     46,     page     26,     line     31,     leave out 'must not' and insert 'may choose not to'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton

158

*Clause     46,     page     27,     line     28,     leave out subsection (a).

   

Lembit Öpik
Patsy Calton

159

*Clause     49,     page     28,     line     18,     leave out subsection (3)

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Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

32

Clause     54,     page     32,     line     24,     leave out '24' and insert '160'.

   

Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

33

Clause     57,     page     43,     line     5,     at end insert—

(c)	employees of the Probation Board of Northern Ireland.'.

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Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

34

Clause     59,     page     49,     line     25,     leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.

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Mr Desmond Browne

76

*Clause     74,     page     63,     line     4,     leave out from 'days",' to end of line 6.

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Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr John Hayes

35

Clause     79,     page     65,     line     22,     at end insert—

'(d)	arrest any person in any court house, and must act in accordance with any general or specific instructions which have been given to him (whether orally or in writing) by a person in authority.'.

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Mr Desmond Browne

77

*Schedule     13,     page     121,     line     41,     at end insert—

'In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Lord Chief Justice's Office.'.

   

Mr Desmond Browne

78

*Clause     86,     page     67,     line     30,     at end insert 'and'.

   

Mr Desmond Browne

79

*Clause     86,     page     67,     line     32,     leave out from '(c. 23)' to end of line 34.

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Prepared 25 Jan 2002